In Summary
The number of students who scored division two is
now 10,355 students as opposed to the earlier 6,453. The number of
students who scored division two is now up by 1.22 per cent.
Dar es Salaam. The new
2011/12 Form 4 national examination results announced yesterday are
better than those that were cancelled by about nine per cent. The
previous ones, announced on February 18, were nullified following mass
failure at over 60 per cent.
The Minister forEducation and Vocation Training,
Dr Shukuru Kawambwa, said yesterday that, after standardisation, the new
results indicate that the number of students who scored division zero
has dropped slightly.
In the new scheme of things, the number of
students who scored between division one and four rose to 159,747--up
from the earlier 126,847. This means the pass rate has now risen by 9.3
per cent.
Speaking at the ministry’s headquarters, Dr
Kawambwa said the new results were compiled using the same method
applied in the annulled results. “In both results, we used a system
known as fixed grade ranges,” Dr Kawambwa said, “but in the new results I
am about to announce. some standardisation was done.”
Going by the new results, 35,349 students scored
between division one and division three--which is equivalent to 9.55 per
cent. This means that the percentage of those who scored division one
to three has risen by 3.63 per cent. The number of those who scored
division one has risen to 3.242 students compared to 1,641 who scored
the same division earlier. This is equivalent to 0.48 per cent of
students who scored division one in the February results.
The number of students who scored division two is
now 10,355 students as opposed to the earlier 6,453. The number of
students who scored division two is now up by 1.22 per cent. Those who
scored division three number 21,752 compared to 15,426 previously--and
that grading level has gone up by 2.01 percent. Division Four holders
stand at 124,260, up from 103,327--a rise of 18.07 percent. Conversely,
the number of students who scored division zero dropped to 210,846
against 240,903 students earlier.
The difference between the number of students who
scored division zero in the new results compared to the previous results
is equivalent to 3.78 per cent of students who sat the exams.
The results released in February were cancelled in
March after a public uproar over the 60 percent failure rate. The
National Examinations Council of Tanzania (Necta) used a new examination
grading system called Fixed Grades Ranges in the ill-fated exams,
according to Dr Kawambwa, giving the impression that many students had
failed.
In previous years, the system used was the
Flexible Grade Ranges. “In yesterday’s results, the same Fixed Grade
Ranges was used but Necta standardised the results,” Dr Kawambwa added.
In addition to cancelling the results, Prime
Minister Mizengo Pinda formed a team to probe the reasons for the
failure. The final report has yet to be released.
Dr Kawambwa said the panel appointed to
standardise the results did its best and favoured no one. “We are after
quality education and not favouritism,” he added. “Necta has never and
will never favour any individual.”
According to Dr Charles Msonde of Necta, no
students who sat the examination had their grades pulled down. After
reviewing the previous results, he added, almost all who deserved it had
their marks raised according to the recommendations of the review
panel.
Responding to questions from reporters, Dr Kawambwa assured the nation that the students will proceed to the next level according to plan. “Everything is under control,” he said. “There is no need to worry because the selection will be announced as soon as possible and the students will join their higher level studies in July.”
Responding to questions from reporters, Dr Kawambwa assured the nation that the students will proceed to the next level according to plan. “Everything is under control,” he said. “There is no need to worry because the selection will be announced as soon as possible and the students will join their higher level studies in July.”
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